diff --git a/.zuul.yaml b/.zuul.yaml
index 0a413301..1a16e233 100644
--- a/.zuul.yaml
+++ b/.zuul.yaml
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
       - ^doc/.*
       - ^qinling/tests/unit/.*$
       - ^releasenotes/.*$
+    pre-run: playbooks/pre.yaml
+    post-run: playbooks/post.yaml
     vars:
       devstack_services:
         # Disable unneeded services.
diff --git a/playbooks/post.yaml b/playbooks/post.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0a77fe74
--- /dev/null
+++ b/playbooks/post.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+- hosts: all
+  tasks:
+    - name: cleanup the Neutron config dir
+      become: true
+      file:
+        path: /etc/neutron
+        state: absent
+
diff --git a/playbooks/pre.yaml b/playbooks/pre.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..35f77559
--- /dev/null
+++ b/playbooks/pre.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+- hosts: all
+  tasks:
+    - name: create Neutron config dir for devstack job
+      become: true
+      file:
+        path: /etc/neutron
+        owner: stack
+        recurse: yes
+        state: directory
+